Around Sports: D.C. United takes Dynamo's Boswell in re-entry draft

Staff and wire reports

December 12, 2013

Photo: Brett Coomer, Staff

Dynamo president Chris Canetti, shown on a video monitor at BBVA Compass Stadium on Thursday, announces the launch of the Houston Dash - the newest team in the National Women's Soccer League. The Dash, who will be owned and operated by the Dynamo, will begin play in the nine-team league in the spring.

Dynamo president Chris Canetti, shown on a video monitor at BBVA...

Bobby Boswell, a steady presence at center back for the Dynamo since 2008, was acquired by D.C. United on Thursday in Major League Soccer's re-entry draft.

Boswell, 30, returns to the city where he played the first three seasons of his career (2005-2007) before being traded to the Dynamo.

Jurgen Klinsmann is staying with the U.S. soccer team for the 2018 World Cup.

Six months before leading the Americans at the 2014 tournament in Brazil, Klinsmann agreed to a four-year contract extension through 2018.

Klinsmann, hired as coach in July 2011, also will take on the additional title of technical director of the U.S. Soccer Federation.

In other news:

1Major League Soccer announced that its 2014 All-Star Game will played in August at Portland, Ore., against German club Bayern Munich, the reigning European and Bundesliga champion.

Pro football

Rodgers hopes to play Sunday

Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers remains hopeful that he will be able to play at Dallas on Sunday but said he must take the majority of first-team snaps in practice Friday and get a good result from a scan on his healing left collarbone.

If both those things happen, Rodgers could be back under center for the first time since breaking his collarbone Nov. 4 against Chicago.

Rodgers' last CT scan was done Dec. 3 and did not show sufficient healing in the bone to get him cleared to play.

As of Thursday afternoon, Rodgers said he had not been scanned and would not say whether a scan has been scheduled.

In other news:

1Chicago coach Marc Trestman said quarterback Jay Cutler would start at Cleveland on Sunday after missing four games because of a high left ankle sprain.

1Arizona rookie safety and return specialist Tyrann Mathieu said he will have surgery Friday to repair torn ligaments in his left knee.

baseball

Napoli, Red Sox sign off on deal

The Boston Red Sox finalized their two-year deal with first baseman Mike Napoli, bringing back one of the biggest hitters from the World Series team.

Napoli will earn $32 million through 2015.

Napoli drove in seven runs in the postseason as the Red Sox beat Tampa Bay, Detroit and St. Louis. He hit .259 with 23 home runs and 92 RBIs this year in his first season with the Red Sox.

Outfielder Michael Morse agreed to a $6 million, one-year deal with San Francisco, pending a physical, and outfielder Nate McLouth signed a two-year deal with Washington after passing his physical.

Former Yankees righthanded reliever Joba Chamberlain and Detroit agreed to terms on a one-year contract, according to a person familiar with the negotiations, and righthander Roberto Hernandez and Philadelphia stuck a one-year deal, a person familiar with the agreement told the Associated Press.

Rangers select QB Wilson

Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson was selected by the Texas Rangers from the Colorado Rockies in the Class AAA portion of baseball's winter meeting draft.

Wilson, who played minor league baseball for parts of two seasons before becoming an NFL star, will be placed on Texas' restricted list after the Rule 5 pick.

Wilson was drafted as a second baseman by Colorado in the fourth round of the 2010 amateur draft out of North Carolina State, where he excelled at baseball and football. In two seasons at the Class A level, he hit .229 with five homers and 26 RBIs.

In 2011, he left the Rockies for football at the University of Wisconsin. He was required to return to the Rockies a portion of his $200,000 signing bonus.

Hockey

Calgary GM, assistant fired

Jay Feaster was fired as general manager of the Calgary Flames, with the National Hockey League team in next-to-last place in the Western Conference.

Assistant GM John Weisbrod also was let go. Brian Burke, the team's president of hockey operations, will serve as acting general manager.

In other news:

1Martin St. Louis scored in the sixth round of the shootout to give Tampa Bay a 2-1 victory over visiting Detroit. St. Louis netted the lone shootout goal when he beat Jonas Gustavsson to the stick side. Detroit, which has lost all six of it shootouts this season, failed in its attempt against Ben Bishop

1Canadian Olympic women's coach Dan Church resigned, less than two months before the start of the Sochi Games, saying he felt others lacked confidence in his ability to lead the country to a fourth consecutive gold medal. Hockey Canada said assistant coaches Lisa Haley and Danielle Goyette will serve as co-coaches until a new head coach is named. "If there isn't confidence in what I'm doing, I need to step aside and let the team move on," Church told the Canadian Press. "I'm heartbroken, to be honest, about the whole situation."